"who premiered them. Some of these recordings were conducted by the composer. Complete performances were broadcast on French radio in 1946 (when the cast included Gérard Souzay), in 1950 and 1952, and in 1962 with Aime Doniat, Albert Voli, Gaston Rey, and the Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Lille, conducted by Marcel Cariven. Brummell (opera) Brummell is a 1931 operetta in three acts and five scenes by Reynaldo Hahn to a libretto by Rip and Robert Dieudonné. Its protagonist is the English dandy Beau Brummell (1778-1840), although the storyline is entirely fictional. Beau Brummel meets with Jim, who is taking part in"
"Beau Brummell George Bryan ""Beau"" Brummell (7 July 1778 – 30 March 1840) was an iconic figure in Regency England and for many years the arbiter of men's fashion. At one time he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but after the two quarrelled, and Brummell got into debt, he had to take refuge in France. Eventually he died shabby and insane in Caen. Brummell was remembered afterwards as the preeminent example of the dandy and a whole literature was founded upon his manner and witty sayings which has persisted to this day."
"mile"". In the late 1920s, the touring ensemble Zack Whyte and His Chocolate Beau Brummels recorded for Gennett, Champion, and Supertone Records. In addition, Brummells' name was adopted by rock bands in the 1960s: the early San Francisco band The Beau Brummels and Beau Brummell Esquire and His Noble Men, the name used by South African born Michael Bush for his English rock group. Beau Brummell George Bryan ""Beau"" Brummell (7 July 1778 – 30 March 1840) was an iconic figure in Regency England and for many years the arbiter of men's fashion. At one time he was a close"
"Beau Brummell: This Charming Man Beau Brummell: This Charming Man was a 2006 BBC Television drama based on the biography of Beau Brummell by Ian Kelly. The title references a 1983 song by The Smiths. The film was commissioned by BBC Four for broadcast as part of its 2006 ""The Century That Made Us"" season. Nancy Banks-Smith writing in ""The Guardian"" said the film ""was exquisite to see and very easy to enjoy,"" stating that, ""it was one of those plays where the director of photography and the costume and set designers, who normally bring up the rear, led the"
"On Dandyism and George Brummell On Dandyism and George Brummell () is an 1845 biographical essay by the French writer Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. It has also been published in English as Of Dandyism and of George Brummell and The Anatomy of Dandyism. It uses the English fashion icon Beau Brummell (1778–1840) as the starting point for a discussion on dandyism. The book is dedicated to the author's friend César Daly. Barbey d'Aurevilly had no intention to write an exhaustive biography on Brummel—such a book had been written by William Jesse and published in 1844. His aim was instead to use"
"France, it recorded admissions of 634,778. Beau Brummell (film) Beau Brummell is a 1954 American-British historical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Sam Zimbalist from a screenplay by Karl Tunberg, based on the play ""Beau Brummell"" by Clyde Fitch. The play was previously adapted as a silent film made in 1924 and starring John Barrymore as Beau Brummell, Mary Astor and Willard Louis as the Prince of Wales. The music score was by Richard Addinsell with Miklós Rózsa. The film stars Stewart Granger as Beau Brummell, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Ustinov as the"
"Beau Brummell (film) Beau Brummell is a 1954 American-British historical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Sam Zimbalist from a screenplay by Karl Tunberg, based on the play ""Beau Brummell"" by Clyde Fitch. The play was previously adapted as a silent film made in 1924 and starring John Barrymore as Beau Brummell, Mary Astor and Willard Louis as the Prince of Wales. The music score was by Richard Addinsell with Miklós Rózsa. The film stars Stewart Granger as Beau Brummell, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Ustinov as the Prince of Wales. The film ends"
"Beau Brummel (1913 film) Beau Brummel is a 1913 silent short film directed by and starring James Young in the titular role. The supporting cast features Clara Kimball Young and Rex Ingram. The picture was released through the Vitagraph Company of America and based upon the Clyde Fitch novel and play, with a running time of ten minutes. Richard Mansfield originated the play on Broadway in 1894. The film was remade in 1924 starring John Barrymore and Mary Astor and again in 1954 with Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Ustinov. Some sources erroneously credit Booth Tarkington as the creator"
"occasional performance in later years. This was later broadcast by Radio-Lille (1963). Brummell's name became associated with style and good looks and was therefore borrowed for a variety of products or alluded to in songs and poetry. One example was the paint colour Beau Brummel Brown, used exclusively on the 1931 Oldsmobile. In 1934 a rhododendron hybridised by Lionel de Rothschild was named after the dandy. In 1928 there were several Beau Brummel styles from the Illinois Watch Company and in 1948 LeCoultre marketed a Beau Brummel watch with a minimalist design and no numbers. T. S. Eliot's poem about"
"Royal, Birmingham in November 1928, Elgar himself conducted the orchestra on its first night. With the exception of the minuet, Elgar’s orchestral score subsequently disappeared and the manuscript has never been located. Brummell's later years were the setting for Ron Hutchinson's 2001 two-character play ""The Beau"" (originally ""Beau Brummell""), which following a UK national tour played for one month at Theatre Royal Haymarket, starring Peter Bowles as Brummell. Earlier movies included a 10-minute film by the Vitagraph Company of America (1913), based on a Booth Tarkington story, and the 1913 ""Beau Brummell and his Bride"", a short comedy made by"
"supposed to have arisen during an interview with Brummell in Bologna, rather than Calais, and epitomise his view of ""the elegant life"". In the following decade two more books were dedicated to confirming Brummell as a cult figure. In England there was Captain Jesse's two volume ""Life of George Brummell"" (1844), the first biography devoted to him. In France there was the influential essay of Barbey d'Aurevilly, ""On Dandyism and George Brummell"" (1845), which seeks to define the essence of dandyism through a study of his career and opinions. In the course of his essay, Barbey d’Aurevilly deprecates English attempts"
"versions usually cut Carmel Myers' scenes. Beau Brummel (1924 film) Beau Brummel is a 1924 American silent film historical drama starring John Barrymore and Mary Astor. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont and based upon Clyde Fitch's 1890 play, which had been performed by Richard Mansfield, and depicts the life of the British Regency dandy Beau Brummell. Several years after Barrymore's death, his daughter Diana Barrymore was shown a special screening of this film as she had never seen her father in any of his silent films. In 1952, the film entered the public domain in the United States"
"Beau Brummel (1924 film) Beau Brummel is a 1924 American silent film historical drama starring John Barrymore and Mary Astor. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont and based upon Clyde Fitch's 1890 play, which had been performed by Richard Mansfield, and depicts the life of the British Regency dandy Beau Brummell. Several years after Barrymore's death, his daughter Diana Barrymore was shown a special screening of this film as she had never seen her father in any of his silent films. In 1952, the film entered the public domain in the United States because Warner Bros. did not renew"
"for the war against France and to discourage the use of flour (which had recently increased in both rarity and price, owing to bad harvests) in such a frivolous product, Brummell had already abandoned wearing a wig, and had his hair cut in the Roman fashion, ""à la Brutus"". Moreover, he led the transition from breeches to snugly tailored dark ""pantaloons,"" which directly led to contemporary trousers, the sartorial mainstay of men's clothes in the Western world for the past two centuries. In 1799, upon coming of age, Beau Brummell inherited from his father a fortune of thirty thousand pounds,"
"a silent film. However, they did not take into account deaf audience members who could lip read what they were saying. Many of these patrons wrote to complain about the actors' antics. The picture was a remake of a 1913 version and was in turn remade in 1954 with Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Ustinov, although the latter film restored the original spelling of ""Brummell."" According to Warner Bros records the film earned $453,000 domestically and $42,000 foreign. ""Beau Brummel"" survives today in various edits, the original 135 minute release and 80 minute and 71 minute versions. The short"
"of this story in a novel. ""Beau Brummel"" is an historical play by Clyde Fitch written for stage star Richard Mansfield. Booth Tarkington wrote a novel ""Monsieur Beaucaire"". Beau Brummel (1913 film) Beau Brummel is a 1913 silent short film directed by and starring James Young in the titular role. The supporting cast features Clara Kimball Young and Rex Ingram. The picture was released through the Vitagraph Company of America and based upon the Clyde Fitch novel and play, with a running time of ten minutes. Richard Mansfield originated the play on Broadway in 1894. The film was remade in"
"from his club, abandoned by Robinson, and forced to flee to France. The film is based on the 2005 biography ""Beau Brummell: The Ultimate Dandy"" by Ian Kelly who also appeared in the film. Beau Brummell: This Charming Man Beau Brummell: This Charming Man was a 2006 BBC Television drama based on the biography of Beau Brummell by Ian Kelly. The title references a 1983 song by The Smiths. The film was commissioned by BBC Four for broadcast as part of its 2006 ""The Century That Made Us"" season. Nancy Banks-Smith writing in ""The Guardian"" said the film ""was exquisite"
"and to pay mess bills, but the 10th in particular had elaborate, nearly endless variations of uniform; also, their mess expenses were unusually high as the regiment did not stint itself on banquets or entertainment. For such a junior officer, Brummell took the regiment by storm, fascinating the prince, ""the first gentleman of England"", by the force of his personality. He was allowed to miss parade, shirk his duties and, in essence, do just as he pleased. Within three years, by 1796, he was made a captain, to the envy and disgust of older officers who felt that ""our general’s"
"kick from a horse. His father died in 1795, by which time Brummell had been promoted to lieutenant. His father had left an inheritance of £65,000, of which Brummell was entitled to a third. Ordinarily a considerable sum, it was inadequate for the expenses of an aspiring officer in the personal regiment of the Prince of Wales. The officers, many of whom were heirs to noble titles and lands, ""wore their estates upon their backs – some of them before they had inherited the paternal acres."" Officers in any military regiment were required to provide their own mounts and uniforms"
"Regent and began abandoning all his old Whig friends. Ordinarily, the loss of royal favour to a favourite meant social doom, but Brummell ran as much on the approval and friendship of other leaders of fashionable circles. He became the anomaly of a favourite flourishing without a patron, still influencing fashion and courted by a large segment of society. In 1816 Brummell, owing thousands of pounds, fled to France to escape debtor's prison. Usually Brummell's gambling obligations, as ""debts of honour"", were always paid immediately. The one exception to this was the final wager, dated March 1815 in White's betting"
"and later, an associate of the Prince Regent. Brummell was not from an aristocratic background; indeed, his greatness was ""based on nothing at all,"" as J.A. Barbey d'Aurevilly observed in 1845. Never unpowdered or unperfumed, immaculately bathed and shaved, and dressed in a plain dark blue coat, he was always perfectly brushed, perfectly fitted, showing much perfectly starched linen, all freshly laundered, and composed with an elaborately knotted cravat. From the mid-1790s, Beau Brummell was the early incarnation of ""the celebrity"", a man chiefly famous for ""being"" famous. By the time Pitt taxed hair powder in 1795 to help pay"
"have been ""jack-a-dandy"". It was a vogue word during the Napoleonic Wars. In that contemporary slang, a ""dandy"" was differentiated from a ""fop"" in that the dandy's dress was more refined and sober than the fop's. In the twenty-first century, the word ""dandy"" is a jocular, often sarcastic adjective meaning ""fine"" or ""great""; when used in the form of a noun, it refers to a well-groomed and well-dressed man, but often to one who is also self-absorbed. The model dandy in British society was George Bryan ""Beau"" Brummell (1778–1840), in his early days, an undergraduate student at Oriel College, Oxford"
"represented the Midlands and Yorkshire on the union's executive council. His term as General Secretary was noted for increasing the membership and saving the union from division and financial chaos. He served on a number of construction industry bodies and on the Health and Safety Commission. He initiated and chaired the Construction Skills Certification Scheme and helped to negotiate the industry's first contributory pension scheme. He was at the same time a Labour councillor and was leader of the council in Doncaster from 1980 to 1982. He left a son and four daughters. George Brumwell George Brent Brumwell CBE (22"
"increasingly slovenly in his dress, he was forced into debtors' prison by his long-unpaid Calais creditors; only through the charitable intervention of his friends in England was he able to secure release. In 1840 Brummell died penniless and insane from syphilis at Le Bon Sauveur Asylum on the outskirts of Caen; he was 61. He is buried at Cimetière Protestant, Caen, France. A very early portrait of Brummell, along with his elder brother William, occurs in the Joshua Reynolds painting of the curly-headed Brummell children, dating from 1781 and now in the Kenwood House collection. The caricaturist Richard Dighton painted"
"His name is still associated with style and good looks, and it has been given to a variety of modern products to suggest their high quality. Brummell was born in London, the younger son of William Brummell, a politician, of Donnington Grove in Berkshire. The family was middle class, but the elder Brummell was ambitious for his son to become a gentleman, and young George was raised with that understanding. Brummell was educated at Eton and made his precocious mark on fashion when he not only modernised the white stock, or cravat, that was the mark of the Eton boy,"
"more closely resemble modern suit designs than the contemporary British standard. In the early 19th century, British dandy Beau Brummell redefined, adapted, and popularized the style of the British court, leading European men to wearing well-cut, tailored clothes, adorned with carefully knotted neckties. The simplicity of the new clothes and their somber colors contrasted strongly with the extravagant, foppish styles just before. Brummell's influence introduced the modern era of men's clothing which now includes the modern suit and necktie. Moreover, he introduced a whole new era of grooming and style, including regular (daily) bathing as part of a man's toilette."
"which he spent mostly on costume, gambling, and high living. In 1816 he suffered bankruptcy, the dandy's stereotyped fate; he fled his creditors to France, quietly dying in 1840, in a lunatic asylum in Caen, just before age 62. Men of more notable accomplishments than Beau Brummell also adopted the dandiacal pose: George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron occasionally dressed the part, helping reintroduce the frilled, lace-cuffed and lace-collared ""poet shirt"". In that spirit, he had his portrait painted in Albanian costume. Another prominent dandy of the period was Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay, the Count d'Orsay, who had been friends"
"George Bramwell, 1st Baron Bramwell George William Wilshere Bramwell, 1st Baron Bramwell, (12 June 1808 – 9 May 1892), was an English judge. He was the eldest son of George Bramwell (1773–1858), a partner in the banking firm of Dorrien, Magens, Dorrien, & Mello; his mother is said to have attained the age of 96. Bramwell was born on 12 June 1808 in Finch Lane, Cornhill. At 12 years old he was sent to the Palace school in Enfield, kept by Dr. George May, where he was the school-fellow of William Fry Channell, his contemporary on the home circuit and"
"flashbacks of George's life. The first is from 1919, when 12-year-old George saves his younger brother Harry from drowning at a frozen lake; George loses his hearing in one ear as a result. At his after-school job, George realizes that the druggist, Mr. Gower, distraught over his son's death from the flu, has accidentally added poison to a child's prescription, and intervenes to stop it from causing harm. In 1928, George plans to leave on a world tour and then attend college. At Harry's high-school graduation party, he is reintroduced to Mary Hatch, who has had a crush on him"
"asserting that he thought cricket ""foolish"". He did, however, play a single first-class match for Hampshire at Lord's Old Ground in 1807 against an early England side. Brummell made scores of 23 and 3 on that occasion, leaving him with a career batting average of 13.00. Unfortunately, Brummell's wealthy friends had a less than satisfactory influence on him; he began spending and gambling as though his fortune were as ample as theirs. Such liberal outlay began to deplete his capital rapidly, and he found it increasingly difficult to maintain his lifestyle, although his prominent position in society still allowed him"
"the Edison Company. In 1937 there was a radio drama on Lux Radio Theater with Robert Montgomery as Brummell. A further film, ""Beau Brummell"", was made in 1954 with Stewart Granger playing the title role and Elizabeth Taylor as Lady Patricia Belham. There were also two television dramas: the sixty-minute ""So war Herr Brummell"" (Süddeutscher Rundfunk, 1967) and the UK """" (2006). In 1931 there was a French three-act operetta, ""Brummell"", composed by Reynaldo Hahn to a libretto by Rip and Robert Dieudonné. This featured Brummell as the main character in a fabricated story of a rural courtship which saw"
"George H. Brimhall George Henry Brimhall (December 9, 1852 – July 29, 1932) was President of Brigham Young University from 1904 to 1921. After graduating from Brigham Young Academy, Brimhall served as principal of Spanish Fork schools and then as district superintendent of Utah County schools, finally returning to Brigham Young Academy. In April 1904, Brimhall became president of the school, which had become Brigham Young University (BYU) in October 1903. As President of BYU, Brimhall helped institute the collegiate program, departments for specific subjects, and an emphasis on religious learning. Brimhall was born to George W. Brimhall and Rachel"
"Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, Beau Brummell, Lady Emma Hamilton, Queen Louise of Prussia and her husband and many more. Beau Brummell introduced trousers, perfect tailoring, and unadorned, immaculate linen as the ideals of men's fashion. In Germany, republican city-states relinquished their traditional, modest, and practical garments and started to embrace the French and English fashion trends of short-sleeved chemise dresses and Spencer jackets. American fashion trends emulated French dress, but in a toned down manner with shawls and tunics to cope with the sheerness of the chemise. However, in Spain, members of the Aristocracy, as well as citizens of"